Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-29
THE DAUNTLESS COURSE

Almost Exactly That of the Coronet-De-
tails From the Log.
QUEENSTOWN, March 2S.-All on board
the Dauntless were we'll, and the yacht is
in as good shape rs when she left Owls
Head, nothing having been carried away.
She experienced about the same weather
as the CorOnet. A comparison of the logs
Of the two racers indicates that they fol-
lowed about the same course. Mr.. Cald-
we'll Colt, owner of the Dauntless, says
that they encountered more wind than he
bargained for. For sixteen hours his boat
was obliged to lay to. Once she scudded
before the gale under bare poles. When
last seen from the deck of the Coronet on
the evening of the start, the Daunt-
less was steering southeast, but
during the night her course was
changed to northeast On March l6 she
ran into heavy cross sea, with 4 strong
southeast gale. Oil was used with good
effect to break the waves, and the yacht
weathered her first storm well. Next day
the sea was even more turbulent and broke
over the dock in rapid succession, wrench
ing the yacht 81 much that she began 10
leak slightly. The temperature of both
air and water in the afternoon Ot the 18th
indicated that ice was in close proximity,
and it became necessary to use great pre-
caution in running. At midnight the
thermometer registered "a degrees and the
water 81. An hour later the temperature
of the air was 10 degrees and the water -.
At SIX O'Clock on the night of the 10Th,
when heavy gale WAS blowing from the
southwest a smooth stretch of water was
run into. It's temperature indicated that
there were
ICEBERGS NEAR.
There was quantity Offield ice to the
leeward and very near On the Goth, 2lst
and 22d there were strong gales. ltwas on
the last of those days that the Dauntless
hove To. Since last Thursday the weather
was fine. ca the 25th run of 32S miles
was made, which is said TO he the best
ever made by yacht GU the Atlantic
ocean. The following extract from the log
book of the DduntleSs show the latitude
and the longitude and the distance made
each day: March 18th, longitude 6S' 80
latitude 4Oo 81, distance 232 miles; March
l4th, longitude 90 lS' latitude 390 81,
distance 900 miles; March 18th, longitude
6I' 80 latitude 4Oo 66', distance l30 miles;
March 10, longitude $40 y latitude 40 3,
distance 200 miles; March nth, longitude
52o AZ, latitude 40 %, distance 40 miles;
March 18th, longitRde Az %, latitude
AZ 81, distance l40 miles; March
18th, longitude AZ So latitude
1872 35', distance 27O miles; March Goth,
longitude 4Oo So, latitude AZ 10, dis
tance 145 miles; March 2l, longitude '360
30, latitude Az AZ, distance 1875 miles;
March ~, longitude 80 l3>, latitude 46'
l3', distance 100 miles; March 23, longi-
tude 30 y, latitude 40 =, distance 43
miles; March 81, longitude 3l' AZ, lati-
tude AZ 3, distance 205 miles; March %,
longitude 24o ~, latitude 49o As, dis
tance 32S miles; March 26, longitude IL
45,, latitude So A., distance 266 miles;
March 27, longitude 13o 45/, latitude 5l0
u. distance 143 miles; March %, arrived
at Queenstown. During the storm OF the
23d the cock pit was on several occasions
Tiled with water, and altogether it was .
perilous time for the yacht. On the oath
the sea was terribly rough, and the boat
rolled so badly that the water tank burst.
The seamen were consequently put on the
smallest possible allowance OF water, hut
later on they were plentifully supplied with
ale and claret, and ultimately with cham
pagne instead of water. All on board ar
rived in the best of health.